What a remarkable day it was at the 2024 HarvardAE Accelerator Demo Day!

On May 15, Demo Day showcased ten exceptional alumni ventures, highlighting the depth of talent emerging from Harvard

Congratulations to the winner of Demo Day GuardianSat. Led by Harvard Kennedy School alum Chris Rohe, GuardianSat will now compete at the Startup World Cup and the chance to win a $ 1 million investment from Pegasus Tech Ventures.

The first runner-up is Sugarwork, co-founded by Vanessa Liu (Harvard Radcliffe and HLS) and Judith Williams (Harvard Radcliffe). Sugarwork is an AI-powered platform for capturing and sharing institutional knowledge during employee transitions.

Congratulations goes to all the 2024 teams:

·      Amiable: Founded by Olga Gomonova, Harvard Business School

·      Berilium: Founded by Alberto Guillen Salas, Harvard Business School

·      Delfino AI: Founded by Sneh Patel, Harvard Business School

·      FanEQT: Founded by Usman Shuja, Harvard Kennedy School

·      Fiduciary In A Box: Founded by Jed Cohen, Harvard College

·      GuardianSat: Founded by Chris Rohe, Harvard Kennedy School

·      Inquisio: Founded by Joshua Penner, Harvard Extension School

·      Kedi Labs: Founded by Michelle Frye, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

·      PathCision: Founded by David Lee, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

·      Platform: Founded by Adrian Washington, Harvard Business School

·      Sugarwork: Co-founded by Vanessa Liu, Harvard Radcliffe and Harvard Law School and Judith Williams, Harvard Radcliffe.

·      Vocadian: Co-founded by Amelia Eginton, Harvard Business School and Yujie Wang, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

We extend our gratitude to the lead mentors, speakers, lead mentors, and judges, who lent their time, expertise, and support throughout the Accelerator program.

LEAD MENTORS Kwaku Abrokwah, Moshtaq Ahmed, Sunny Arora, Ilias Beshimov, Agnes Brichard, Fazilat Damani, Christian Farivar, Nuno Godinho, Kiran Govindaraju, Faizal Javer, Jon Langbert, Jorge Moshe Jimenez Montesinos, Zenghzheng (Nick) Pan, Philip Parks, Prad Parthiban, JJ Rohrer, Pedro Rubio, Amol Shah, Kirill Silkin, Greg Stone, Bob Shang You Tee, Tom Thompson, Katy Trost

GUEST SPEAKERS Matt Cameron, Kal Deutsch, Paul Doncaster, Gwen Edwards, Leah Edwards, Bruce Graham, Matt Hagen, Ari Horie, Kirin Kalia, Steve Payne, Bill Reichert, Greg Stone, Martin Tantow, Patti Tantow, Tom Thompson, Carol Tran, Rhea Wessel 

JUDGES Steve Adelman, Gwen Edwards, Gideon Marks, Anish Srivastava

Most importantly, a heartfelt ‘thank you’ goes to Bill Reichert and Pegasus Tech Ventures for partnering with us. Their commitment to advancing Harvard entrepreneurship and innovation ensures that promising alumni startups have the resources to succeed.